Bryan and Wilson Hold Open Door Meeting on Cabinet Topics
William Jennings Bryan met Governor Wilson at the New Jersey state house for a three and a half hour conference. Wilson said Bryan was not mentioned in cabinet discussions and the open door policy allowed spectators. The pair discussed party policies and cabinet possibilities without a conclusion, while Wilson criticized sensational headlines.
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Trenton
N. J
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
State House
Bryan
The
Nebraskan
Private Banker Arrested for Fraud in Chicago Bank Scheme
Chicago December 21 a private bank promoted as paying 100 percent interest on all deposits closed today with the arrest of F B Carson the promoter on a charge of using the mails to defraud Circulars were sent to principals of schools nationwide seeking deposits He is said to have obtained thousands of dollars.
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Chicago
F. B. Carson
T O
Weather outlook for Rock Island and nearby towns
Fair tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Tonight’s low near 15 degrees and 7 am temperature around 16. Light wind at 3 mph. No precipitation. Humidity around 76 percent at 7 pm and 80 percent at 1 am. Astronomical notes include sunset at 7:37 and sunrise at 7:21 with evening stars Venus and Saturn and morning stars Mars Mercury Jupiter.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J.m.sherier
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Progressives to Establish Publicity Headquarters and Committees
The Progressive Party announces plans to set a publicity bureau in Washington with a nationwide structure. Dean William D. Lewis chairs the legislative committee. Frances A. Keller directs the new service branch, with bureaus in Education, Social Justice, Conservation, and more.
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New York
Washington
Progressive Party
William D. Lewis
University of Pennsyhvenia
Eton A. Fooker
Willian Allen White
Kansas
Walter Brown
Qlbio
Frances A. Keller
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Columbia University
Jane Addams
Gifford Pinechot
George L. Record
New Jersey
Charles S. Bird
Massachusetts
Dean Lewis
Dean George W. Kirchway
Letfs
Charles E. Merriam
Chicago
Herbert Knox Smith
Connecticut
Gifford Pinchot
Walter Weyl
James R. Garfield
Ohio
Henry F. Cochems
Wisconsin
Francis J. Heney
California
Charles McCarthy
Legislative Bureau
University of Wisconsin
Progressive National Committee
National Capital
O. K. Davis
Elmwood man Avery Delton marks 104th birthday
Bloomington remembers Avery Delton of Elmwood as the sole survivor of the Black Hawk war. The 104 year old centenarian, celebrated by family and friends, remains active in memory and discussion of Izaak Walton and Illinois history, recalling the 1832 conflict and his role in the final clash.
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Bloomington
Avery Delton
Elmwood
Izaak Walton
Avery
Illinois
Mississippi
Black Hawk
Dalton
Gift Funds John Harper English Bible Professorship
Mount Pleasant Iowa December 21 A Christmas gift of ten thousand dollars from John Harper of Fairfield finances a John Harper English Bible professorship announced by Iowa Wesleyan College President Schnell. Girard December 21 Charges of fraud filed by six Republican county candidates against socialists who defeated them in the last election at Crawford County contests. If successful the Kansas county believed to have shifted to socialists would be added to the Republican column.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
John Harper
Fairfield
Schnell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Girard
Crawford County
Kansas County
Gote
US Official sails for arbitration in Latin American dispute
Henry L. Jones assistant chief of the Latin American division sails for Ecuador to act as the United States representative and arbitrator in a lawsuit between Ecuador and the Guayaquil and Quito railroad over damages exceeding one million dollars from recent revolutions.
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Henry L. Jones
State Department
Washington
Equador
United States
Guayaquil
Quito
Janes
Eustis to Direct Inaugural Plans
New York Dec 21 William Corcoran Eustis of Washington was named chairman of the inaugural committee responsible for Woodrow Wilsons inauguration. He is the brother of the late Senator Eustis of Louisiana.
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New York
William Corcoran Eustis
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Senator Eustis
Louisiana
Minneapolis seed firm hit by 150000 fire loss
The Albert Dickinson company seed house in Minneapolis suffered a fire today with a loss of 125000. Three hundred thousand pounds of seed corn mustard and popcorn burned. Employees working overtime shipping Christmas popcorn caused a hot box in a grain distributor.
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Miinneapolis
Minneapolis
Albert Dickinson Company
Body of Reid Conway Home
The body of the late Ambassador Reid began its journey to the United States from London with full military honors. The coffin on a six-horse gun carriage, wrapped in the stars and stripes, was escorted by Scots Guards and Royal Horse Artillery amid a dirge-filled procession. Cororal Donovan stood as the lone mourner as the march proceeded to Victoria station.
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London
Ambassador Reid
United States
Royal Horse Artillery
Dorchester House
Victoria Station
Scots’ Guards
St. James Park
Donovan
Chelsea Hospital
Reid
Portsmouth
Betty
Natal
Chicago Women Press Egg Price Cut Campaign
Chicago women continued their campaign for cheaper eggs with retailers cutting prices by eight to ten cents. The effort resumed with women selling eggs at lower rates, while reports from Boston noted eggs at 24 cents during a citywide sale.
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Chicago
Boston
Eaggs
Suspects Held in Cashier Logue Murder Case
Eight people, four men and four women, are under arrest in Chicago over the murder of diamond merchant J. H. Logue at McVickers Theatre. Detectives found dynamite, nitroglycerin, keys, and a Davenport hotel letterhead in the suspects' North Side flat.
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Chicago
J. H. Logue
McVickers
St. James
Davenport
Iowa
Columbus
Ohio
Clyde Stratton
Logue
New York
French Aviator Chemet Flies Venice to Triest and Return
French aviator Chemet completed a remarkable hydro airplane voyage across the Adriatic from Venice to Triest and back, carrying an Italian army officer. The 159 mile trip faced a motor trouble on the return leg, forcing a sea landing before repairs and ascent again.
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Venice
Adriatic Sea
Triest
Chemet
Defendants Not Mixed In Dynamite Plots Claim
Indianapolis hearing tests defense stance that the accused were not implicated in the McNamara conspiracy. Attorney Hovey contrasts McManigal statements with defendants denials and questions credibility. The government’s witness expenses cited as corroborative effort. Krupps Strike Ties Up German Shipyards
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Indianapolis
Ind
McNamara
Hovey
McManigal
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Children’s Bureau Head Tackles Infant Mortality
Washington report on Julia C. Lathrop leading the new Children’s Bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor. She pursues answers on mental disability, fatherless homes, blindness, and nationwide steps to reduce infant death, focusing on cutting the three in ten children who die before age ten.
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Children’s Bureau
Washington
Congress
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
Julia C. Lathrop
Chicago
America
United States
Miss Lathrop
Mexico and Knox Readied for Tough Note After Holidays
Washington reports say the state department will not present its rejoinder to Mexico’s reply on American protections until after the holidays. Secretary Knox leaves for Valley Forge to be away into January. The Mexican response hints at resentment and even questions the facts cited, challenging American claims. Continued disorder in Mexico shapes the diplomatic tone.
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Washington
State Department
Knox
Mexico
Valley Forge
Taft Pardons J. H. Hall Once Federal Lawyer
President Taft grants a full pardon to John J. Hall former United States district attorney of Portland Oregon. Hall was convicted in 1908 of conspiracy for failing to prosecute a land company for fencing public lands but served no sentence. He appealed to the Supreme Court and the pardon dismissed the case on technical grounds. This action follows reviews by two attorneys for the Attorney General who found Hall innocent and historically unjustly prosecuted.
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Washington
Taft
John i. Hall
United States
Portland
Ore
Hall
Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Wickersham
Perdon
Taft grants three pardons in Oregon land cases
In Fortland Oregon December 21 John H Hall was convicted of conspiracy tied to the Butte Creek Land and Live Stock company led by W W Steiner. The government alleged Steiner used legislative influence to halt prosecution in return for support from Senator John H Mitchell. Hall later forgot potential witnesses to explain the actions.
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Taft
Oregon
William N. Jones
Franklin T. May
Fortland
Ore
John H. Hall
Butte Creek
Steiner
John H. Mitchell
Hall
Typhoid Epidemic Hits German Garrison
An outbreak of typhoid fever in Manau Germany among the garrison has sent 211 soldiers to hospitals. The Main River is suspected as the contamination source, risking the health of the local population.
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Manau
Germany
Record Seine Haul Totals 30,000 Pounds of Carp and Buffalo
In La Crosse Wisconsin George Holzhammer and crew claim a record seine haul of 30 000 pounds of rough fish eight miles south of the city all carp and buffalo. The entire catch sold at 8 cents a pound. Also notes a local police decoy plan in Atlanta and a strong earthquake in Santiago de Cuba with tremors reported.
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la Crosse
Wis
George Holzhammer
Austria's Secret Move in Balkan Peace Talks
London December 21 peace envoys from Balkan states and Turkey met to discuss Albanian autonomy and a Adriatic outlet for Servia. Servia expressed readiness to accept Albanian autonomy and neutrality, a move seen as exposing Austria Hungary’s aims and potential new vassal status for Servia. The conference adjourned after a two hour session.
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London
Balkan States
Turkey
Albania
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Auto Bandits Rob Payroll in West Side Heist
Four “out bandits” attacked two paymasters of the Silk Finishing Company of America on the lower west side today, beat them into unconsciousness, and stole $1,200 in weekly payrolls.
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New York
Silk Finishing Company of America
Lower West Side
Overman to Undergo Surgery for Appendicitis
Washington reports Senator Overman of North Carolina is hospitalized with appendicitis and will undergo surgery this afternoon. His condition is described as not serious. In Kansas City a police expansion plan adds 32 officers today and 68 more soon to curb crime. Governor Hadley orders maximum efficiency and toyed with new hiring. In South Bend a retired minister, Rev Fred Rousch, set a Bible reading record finishing in 67 hours 6 minutes with 20 young women from his class observing.
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Washington
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Overman
Kansas City
Hadley
South Bend
Ind
Fred Rousch
Surrenders on Robbery Charge in Detroit
James Ryan, eager to return to Detroit, turns himself in at the county jail on a robbery charge. He allegedly robbed the National Biscuit Company of Detroit of 90 dollars.
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Springfield
Detroit
Mich
James Ryan
Ryan
National Biscuit Company of
Iowa Consumes 10th of Butter
Des Moines reports for 1912 from 504 creameries: total butter manufactured 91,738,573 pounds. Of this, 79,043,844 pounds were sold outside Iowa, 9,051,558 pounds sold within the state, and 3,643,171 pounds were given to patrons in exchange.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Barney
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